Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) - ProfilesArchive

About Me

My name is Catriona (pronounced Ca-tri-u-na) my name is Scottish Gaelic, I often get called Cat for short. I was born and live in Australia in Melbourne. I am a person with Asperger's Syndrome a form of autism we are affectionately called Aspies. See the youtube videos for more on Asperger's. I also have Dyscalculia (maths dyslexia) www.dyscalculiaforum.com, www.dyscalculia.org.I love cats and have a beautiful 12 year old cat called Clive Ginger AKA CG or Ginger. My favourite TV show is the Australian Soapie Neighbours if you want to listen to the theme song click on the play button. My favourite food is Spaghetti Bolognaise and I also like the occasional Maccas. In my spare time I enjoy spray painting with abstract on canvas being my preferred method (see pictures), internet, TV, going out for coffee with friends and playing sport.In the future I hope to get into horticulture, I am currently doing a part-time horticulture course. I am also busy practising driving and hope to get my probationary drivers licence within the next six months.

My Interests

criminal/juvenile justice,politics, cats, current affairs, internet, Neighbours, Asperger's Syndrome (see video below). ALSO. www.wrongplanet.net, www.tonyattwood.com.au, www.aspergers.com and www.aspergeradults.ca for more information.

I'd like to meet:

Nelson Mandela, The Queen, Neighbours cast

Music:

pop, R&B, Rock, Rap

Television:

Neighbours, The Bill, Prison Break, Foreign Correspondence

Books:

Convicted at Birth, Kilroy was Here, Long Walk to Freedom

Heroes:

Nelson Mandela, The Queen
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My Blog

my first experience of road rage

Today I went for a drive with my stepdad John it went ok except for one particular incident. I was changing lanes and thought I had left enough room in order to do this. I changed lanes and heard som...
Posted by Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:43:00 PST

Starting a new job

Starting on Monday 13th August 2007 I will be working for three days a week (Monday, Tues, Fri) and going to horticulture school on Thursday. The three day work will go for about 10-12 weeks giving me...
Posted by Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:05:00 PST

Asperger and Bullying project

Hi guys.At the moment I am at the beginning of a project to promote awareness and prevention of bullying and Asperger's Syndrome with a psychologist friend of mine. It will be a book and DVD combined....
Posted by Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:33:00 PST

Twenty Hours Up

Yesterday I racked up 21 hours supervised driving practice. Also this was the day that by law I could go for my probationary licence by law in Victoria a person over 25 must have their Learner Permit ...
Posted by Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:29:00 PST

Getting my learner's permit

In Victoria, Australia we have a graduated driver licensing system getting a learners permit is the first step in this (a person must be 16+). What you have to do is sit a 32 question test on th...
Posted by Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:29:00 PST

My Trip

My trip to the USA and Canada was an interesting experience. I started in Seattle WA where I had a look around and went on a tour that was cool. I then went on a two week tour of Canada where I got to...
Posted by Catriona (Cat-ri-u-na) on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:49:00 PST